The beauty queen didn't appear in court, and neither did the prosecution.

Imane Khelif, 25, won gold in the women's welterweight category at the Paris Games.

President Bola Tinubu says he was a key figure in the military and pivotal to security operations.

Travellers are advised to avoid the Lebombo border crossing until the situation is stabilised.

David Lammy is on his first visit to the continent since he became foreign secretary.

Prince William warns that wildlife crime has "ripple effects" that are "profound for us all".

Algerian Kamel Daoud wins the Prix Goncourt for his novel Houris, a searing account of his country’s 1990s conflict.

Steeplechaser Benjamin Lagat was stabbed to death in Kenya on New Year's Eve last year.

Vice-President Teodoro Obiang Mangue says that anyone found having sex at work will be suspended.

The Prince and Robert Irwin revealed their favourite African animals ahead of the Earthshot Prize award.

All officers are required to surrender their phones to supervisors while at work under the new policy.

Will the new generation of Nigerian politicians deliver the change in attitudes that many had hoped for?

The Prince of Wales is on a trip in South Africa promoting his Earthshot environmental prize.

President Bola Tinubu orders the boys be freed following public outcry over their detention conditions.

Venâncio Mondlane says people tried to kill him after he went into hiding in South Africa.

Bournemouth and Ghana forward Antoine Semenyo says repeated rejections as a teenager left him more motivated to forge a career in football.

Speaking in Nigeria, the UK foreign secretary said he wanted Britain to develop relations with Africa.

The miners were left starving and dehydrated after security forces cut off their access to food and water.

All those killed at Palabek Refugee Settlement were children, an official tells local media.

Two UK-based Africans tell the BBC how they are digging deep into their culture to change home decor.